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Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake Biography

Justin Randall Timberlake singer, songwriter, record producer, voice actor, actor, dancer, and businessman. Known simply as Justin Timberlake. Since starting his career, he has been considered an icon for the industry, and several media have referred to him as the “President of Pop” and the “Prince of Pop.”

He was born in the city of Memphis, located in the state of Tennessee United States on January 31, 1981. Son of Randall Timberlake and Lynn Bomar had a twin sister who died shortly after being born. He began his career as a singer in the Mickey Mouse Club program, later at the age of 14 he acquired international recognition for belonging to the “Boy Band ‘N Sync,” where the first two albums were certified with diamond disc for reaching very high sales only in the United States and to reach the top of numerous listings around the world. In October of 1995, ‘N Sync made its first live performance at one of the clubs on Pleasure Island, an entertainment area within Walt Disney World.

For August of 2002, Justin Timberlake made his debut like a soloist in the MTV Music Awards, interpreting his song “Like I Love You” and that it removed to the sale in the month of October arriving at the ten first in several countries like the United States and Kingdom United. A month later he released his debut solo album called “Justified.” A few weeks later he released “Cry Me a River” as a second single from the album which reached the top ten in the charts of several countries. Thanks to these two successes Justin won two Grammy awards in the categories of Best Vocal Pop Album and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, respectively. For the promotion of the disc embarked in two tours: one in Australia and Europe (Justified and Lovin ‘It Live) and the second (Justified and Stripped Tour) in collaboration with Christina Aguilera with shows in the United States.

By 2003, Timberlake recorded the song “I’m Lovin ‘It” sold to McDonald’s to use as a slogan of their commercials.

For the year 2004, Timberlake was part of Janet Jackson’s special guest for his part-time show in Super Bowl XXXVII.

In May 2005, he underwent a nodule in the vocal cords, which is why he was in recovery for a few months and, achieving this musical break, he created his own record label called Tennman Records. He also starred in the films Edison (2005) and Alpha Dog (2006).

After his surgery, in the year 2006, Justin Timberlake returned to the music industry with the release of his single “Sexy Back” turned into his first number 1 single in the United States, Germany, Australia, United Kingdom, and Canada, among others.

For September of 2006, he began the sales of “Future Sex / Love Sounds” his second album of study debuting in number 1 of Billboard 200 with 684 thousand copies sold in the first week. The singles “My Love” and “What Goes Around … Comes Around” were also released, which reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 being platinum certified for their sales in the United States.

For 2007, Justin received many recognitions, among them: three American Music Awards, two Grammy Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards and an Emmy Award.

In this year he also toured the world with his Future Sex / Love Show tour, lent his voice to the character of Artie in the American animated film called Shrek The Third, was also involved in the films Black Snake Moan and Southland Tales.

In February 2008, Justin Timberlake again received two Grammy Awards for “What Goes Around … Comes Around” and, “Love Stoned / Think She Knows.”

For the year 2009 Justin was a special guest of Jimmy Fallon in his debut as host of the show Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and sporadically appeared as a guest of the program called Saturday Night Live, which is why he received his second Emmy Award.

For the year 2010, he starred in the movie The Social Network and lent his voice to the character of Bear Bubu in the animated film Yogi Bear.

For 2011 he starred in the films: Bad Teacher, Friends With Benefits and In Time, and received two other Emmys for his performances on Saturday Night Live.

For 2012 he devoted himself solely to the production of his third album. On October 19 Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel were married in southern Italy.

In January of 2013, Justin Timberlake returned to the music industry with the release of his single “Suit & Tie” and was in the top ten of the weekly charts of successes in the countries of Australia, Canada, United States, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom. A month later, he released “Mirrors” surpassing the success of the previous single being platinum certified in North America and several countries in Europe.

In March, finally released for sale his third album, “The 20/20 Experience” which for his sales in his first week only in the United States, allowed him to debut as the number 1 on the Billboard 200. This album also led the charts in Germany, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Russia.

Between the months of July and August, Justin visited several cities in North America as part of his tour in collaboration with Jay-Z, Legends of the Summer, in order to promote his albums “The 20/20 Experience” and “Magna Carta. .. Holy Grail.”

In the month of September, he published his fourth album called “The 20/20 Experience (2 Of 2), a conclusion of his predecessor also getting to debut in number 1 of the Billboard 200 and be certified platinum.

For 2014 he released his single “Not a Bad Thing” and collaborated with the song of Michael Jackson called “Love Never Felt So Good” both world-wide successful.

In 2015 he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring show, Jimmy Fallon. On April 11, his son Silas Randall Timberlake was born. And in this same year, he entered the Musical Hall of Fame of Memphis for his achievements within the industry, being the youngest to receive this recognition.

In 2016 he was selected to create the soundtracks for the films The Book Of Love and Trolls in which he also lent his voice to the character of Branch.

On May 6, he released his first song “Can not Stop The Feeling!” As the first single from Trolls’ soundtrack. On May 14 he presented it live at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, becoming a worldwide success, debuting at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the best-selling song in the United States during 2016.

The single won the Grammy for Best Written Song for an Audiovisual Media and was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Original Song.

 

DISCOGRAPHY

Studio albums as soloist

  • 2002: Justified.
  • 2006: FutureSex / LoveSounds.
  • 2013: The 20/20 Experience.
  • 2013: The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2).

Study studio albums with ‘NSync:

  • 1998: Nsync.
  • 2000: No Strings Attached.
  • 2001: Celebrity.

 

Filmography

  • 1999: Touched by an angel.
  • 2000: Longshot.
  • 2000: Model Behavior.
  • 2001: On the line.
  • 2005: Edison.
  • 2007: Alpha dog.
  • 2007: Black snake moan.
  • 2007: Shrek III (Voice).
  • 2008: Southland such.
  • 2008: The love guru.
  • 2009: The open road.
  • 2010: The social network.
  • 2010: Yogi bear (Voice).
  • 2011: Friends with benefits.
  • 2011: Bad Teacher.
  • 2011: In time.
  • 2013: Inside Llewyn Davis.
  • 2016: Trolls.
  • 2017: Wonder Wheel.

 

Musical tours

As a Soloist

  • 2003-2004: Justified and Lovin ‘It Live.
  • 2007: FutureSex / LoveShow.
  • 2013-2015: The 20/20 Experience World Tour.

 

With’N Sync:

  • 1997: For The Girl Tour.
  • 1998-2000: NSYNC In Concert.
  • 2000-2001: No Strings Attached Tour.
  • 2001-2002: Pop Odyssey Tour.
  • 2002: Celebrity Tour.

 

AWARDS

American Music Awards

  • 2003: Favorite pop/rock album: Justified
  • 2007: Favorite pop/rock male artist
  • 2007: Favorite R & B / Soul album: FutureSex / LoveSounds
  • 2013: Favorite pop/rock male artist
  • 2013: Male artist R & B / Soul favorite
  • 2013: Favorite R & B / Soul Album: The 20/20 Experience

 

Billboard Music Awards

  • 2003: Top New Pop Artist
  • 2003: Top Hot Mainstream Top 40 Artist
  • 2003: Top Hot Dance Club Play Artist
  • 2014: Top Artist
  • 2014: Top Male Artist
  • 2014: Top Radio Songs Artist
  • 2014: Top R & B Artist
  • 2014: Top Billboard 200 Artist
  • 2014: Top Billboard 200 Album: The 20/20 Experience
  • 2014: Top R & B Album: The 20/20 Experience
  • 2014: Top R & B Album: The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2)
  • 2017: Top Selling Song: “Can not Stop the Feeling!”
  • 2017: Top Radio Song: “Can not Stop the Feeling!”

 

BRIT Awards

  • 2007: Best international male artist
  • 2004: Best international male artist
  • 2004: Best international album: Justified

 

Emmy Awards

  • 2007: Best music and original lyrics: “Dick in a box”
  • 2009: Best guest actor in a comedy series: Saturday Night Live
  • 2011: Best guest actor in a comedy series: Saturday Night Live
  • 2011: Best music and original lyrics: “Justin Timberlake monologue”

 

Grammy awards

  • As a soloist
  • 2017: Best written song for a movie and television “Can not Stop the Feeling!”
  • 2014: Best music video: “Suit & Tie” – Justin Timberlake ft. Jay Z
  • 2014: Best rap performance: “Holy Grail” (Jay-Z with Justin Timberlake)
  • 2014: Best R & B song: “Pusher Love Girl”
  • 2008: Best male vocal performance: “What goes around … / … Comes around”
  • 2008: Best dance recording: “Love Stoned / I think she knows”
  • 2007: Best recording dance: “Sexy Back” (with Timbaland)2007: Best rap collaboration song: “My Love” (with T.I.)
  • 2004: Best pop vocal album: Justified
  • 2004: Best male pop vocal performance: “Cry me a River”

 

iHeart Radio Music Awards

  • 2015: Innovator Award (Winner)
  • 2017: Song of the year: “Can not Stop the Feeling!”

 

MTV Video Music Awards

  • 2003: Best pop video: “Cry me a River”
  • 2003: Best male video: “Cry me a River”
  • 2007: Male artist of the year
  • 2007: Best choreography: “My Love”
  • 2013: Best edition: “Mirrors”
  • 2013: Video of the year: “Mirrors”
  • 2015: Best choreography: “Love Never Felt So Good”
  • 2016: Summer song: “Can not Stop the Feeling!”

 

People’s Choice Awards

  • 2007: Favorite R & B song: “SexyBack”
  • 2008: Favorite Pop Song: “What Goes Around … Comes Around”
  • 2014: Favorite male singer
  • 2017: Favorite male singer
  • 2017: Favorite song: “Can not Stop the Feeling!”

 

NRJ Awards

  • 2008: Best international male artist

 

World Music Awards

  • 2007: “Bestselling male pop artist of the year”
  • 2007: “Bestselling American artist of the year”
  • 2014: “Pop artist / bestselling male rock of the year”
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